Revision rounds: when to revisit each subject.

The first reading of each subject ends on a different Saturday, and finals start on 1 February. In this sample, every subject comes back three times before then, and twice, two of those days land on the same Saturday. This is part 3 of the Field Guide series on planning your study as a medical student: one job, tested on a real screen, with the catch said plainly.

The job, and what to type

Part 1 made the month-by-month plan and part 2 the week. This part dates the revision rounds. The dates below are a sample, made up for this demo: an exam date and the day each of four subjects is first finished, nothing from inside a subject. Type your own subjects and dates in their place.

I'm an MBBS student. My final exam starts on Monday 1 February 2027. I finish my first full reading of each subject on these dates:
- Pathology: Saturday 28 November 2026
- Pharmacology: Saturday 5 December 2026
- Microbiology: Saturday 12 December 2026
- Forensic Medicine: Saturday 26 December 2026

Plan revision rounds for each subject:
- Round 1: 7 days after I finish the subject.
- Round 2: 21 days after I finish the subject.
- Round 3: between 22 and 31 January, one subject per day, weak subjects first. Pathology and Pharmacology are my weak subjects.
- Each round takes one whole day for one subject. Never two rounds on the same day. If two rounds fall on the same day, move the round of the subject I finished later to the next day.
- Show a table: subject, finish date, round 1, round 2, round 3, each date with its weekday.
- Subject level only. No topic lists.

Why these lines

The gaps go in as numbers, 7 days and 21 days, not "soon" or "a few weeks later", so there is only one right answer and you can check it. The 7 and 21 are this sample's own choice; use the gaps that suit you. Round 3 gets a window and an order: the weak subjects first. The clash rule matters most. "Never two rounds on the same day" says a clash must move; the second half says which round moves. Asking for the weekday next to each date gives you something quick to check. And "subject level only" keeps the answer short enough to check.

How it was tested

One run on 9 November 2026, on free ChatGPT in a web browser, not signed in, so there was no saved memory or chat history to draw on. The model in use wasn't shown. The six checks, and the right answer for each, were worked out and saved before the prompt was sent.

1. Round 1 is 7 days after each finish date: Pathology 5 Dec, Pharmacology 12 Dec, Microbiology 19 Dec and Forensic Medicine 2 Jan before any move.
2. Round 2 is 21 days after each finish date: Pathology 19 Dec, Pharmacology 26 Dec, Microbiology 2 Jan, Forensic Medicine 16 Jan.
3. Both clashes are found and moved as asked: Microbiology's round 1 to Sunday 20 Dec, Forensic Medicine's round 1 to Sunday 3 Jan, and no two rounds share a day anywhere in the table.
4. Round 3 is on four different days between 22 and 31 January, Pathology and Pharmacology before Microbiology and Forensic Medicine.
5. Every weekday shown matches its date.
6. Subject level only: no topic lists inside any subject.

What came back

A table was on screen in about 20 seconds, with notes on the clashes, a round 3 list and a short countdown to the exam.

All six checks passed. Rounds 1 and 2 are exactly 7 and 21 days after each finish date, apart from the two round 1 dates it moved a day for a clash. The sample hid two clashes, and it named both: on 19 December, Pathology's round 2 and Microbiology's round 1; on 2 January, Microbiology's round 2 and Forensic Medicine's round 1. Each time it moved the subject finished later to the Sunday, "because you finished it later". All twelve round dates in the table are different. Round 3 runs Friday 22 to Monday 25 January, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, then Forensic Medicine. Every weekday in the table, all 16, was checked against a calendar, and every one is right. No topic is named inside any subject.

The catch

Not much of one. Given the rules as numbers, it followed them exactly. Two small things are still worth knowing.

It added a line nobody asked for: "26–31 January reserved for final consolidation, followed by your exam." Harmless, but if those six days already have a plan, keep yours.

And one run is one run. Before the dates go on your wall, glance at them against a calendar once. Asking for the weekday next to each date makes that a quick job.

The stamp

Works · 9 Nov 2026 · free ChatGPT, in a browser · 6 of 6 checks passed. Every round date and every weekday was right, both clashes were found and moved the way it was told, and round 3 put the weak subjects first. Give it the gaps as numbers, then check the dates once.

Before you use it

For revising only. Never in an exam, and for marked work, follow your college's AI rules. ChatGPT is for ages 13 and over, or the minimum age in your country, and under 18 needs a parent's or guardian's permission ^[1].

Source 1: Terms of Use, Registration and access: minimum age (OpenAI, effective January 1, 2026) · openai.com · read 5 Nov 2026

The raw answer, word for word

Taken word for word from the page. The page shows the tables as tables; here each table row is written on one line, with the parts split by a bar, bold and coloured labels are plain, nothing else changed. Screenshots are kept with the test log.

Your revision schedule covers 4 subjects and 3 revision rounds, with all rounds completed before your final exam on Monday, 1 February 2027.

MBBS revision timetable

Subject | First reading finished | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3
Pathology | Sat, 28 Nov 2026 | Sat, 5 Dec 2026 | Sat, 19 Dec 2026 | Fri, 22 Jan 2027
Pharmacology | Sat, 5 Dec 2026 | Sat, 12 Dec 2026 | Sat, 26 Dec 2026 | Sat, 23 Jan 2027
Microbiology | Sat, 12 Dec 2026 | Sun, 20 Dec 2026 | Sat, 2 Jan 2027 | Sun, 24 Jan 2027
Forensic Medicine | Sat, 26 Dec 2026 | Sun, 3 Jan 2027 | Sat, 16 Jan 2027 | Mon, 25 Jan 2027

Collision adjustments

Two scheduling conflicts occurred:

19 December 2026: Pathology Round 2 and Microbiology Round 1 originally coincided. Microbiology was moved to 20 December because you finished it later.

2 January 2027: Microbiology Round 2 and Forensic Medicine Round 1 originally coincided. Forensic Medicine was moved to 3 January because you finished it later.

Both adjustments follow your rules.

Round 3 priority

Date | Day | Subject
22 January 2027 | Friday | Pathology
23 January 2027 | Saturday | Pharmacology
24 January 2027 | Sunday | Microbiology
25 January 2027 | Monday | Forensic Medicine

Pathology and Pharmacology are scheduled first because they are your weak subjects.

Final exam countdown

Final revision completed
25 January 2027
6 days

26–31 January reserved for final consolidation, followed by your exam.

Monday, 1 February 2027

MBBS Final Examination

Result: All 12 revision days are scheduled, no two rounds overlap, weak subjects receive priority in Round 3, and you have six days between your final revision round and the examination.

Next in the series, part 4: weak subjects from your own test marks.